For the traditional festivals of ethnic minorities, they are generally related to agriculture, love, religion and so on! Among the traditional festivals of the Dai ethnic minority, there is a traditional festival of men's day. What does the Dai men's day do? Why do Dai people celebrate this men's day? How did Dai people come to this men's day? The Dai people living in mirahu Township, Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, still follow a traditional festival - men's day. On the 29th day of the first month of each year, men's day. Please see: what kind of strange story is the legend of Dai men's day?
Strange legend of Dai men's Day
It is said that a long time ago, in order to resist the harassment and aggression of foreign enemies, all young men went to the front line to guard the border against the enemy. When they defeated the foreign enemy and returned triumphantly, the most grand and lively festival in the village had passed. In order to thank the brave and tenacious warriors who returned from resisting the enemy, all the men, women and children in the village, led by the stronghold leader, greeted them with the noblest and most enthusiastic etiquette of the Dai people: clean hometown water was used to pick up the wind and wash the dust for the Warriors, women and girls washed their hair with rice washing water, and a thorny branch was used to help them comb their messy hair, Then prepare new year's supplies again and make up for the new year for the men who return from defending the enemy, which is called "Xiaonian". Because it is designed for men, it is also called 'men's Day!
From the bizarre legends of Dai men's day, we can see that men play an important role in Dai social life.
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